by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics:

A few people wrote in from Minnesota to remind me that their state had some of the harshest COVID restrictions in the US, thanks to Governor Tim Walz. There were state-level mandates on masking, social distancing, and vaccinations. Walz declared a state of emergency on March 13, 2020, and did not lift restrictions until May 28, 2021, far past when the “science” recommended. COVID provided politicians with more power than ever before, and how they handled that power tells us everything we need to know about their integrity as leaders.